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Plecia pictipennis

Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae

Taxonomy

Penthetria pictipennis was named by Handlirsch (1910). Its type specimen is GSC 7256, a wing (beautifully preserved wing), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Tulameen river, opposite Vermilion bluff, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine horizon in the Allenby Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Plecia pictipennis by Rice (1959).

Synonyms

Penthetria separanda was named by Handlirsch (1910). It is an impression. Its type locality is Tulameen river, opposite Vermilion bluff, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine horizon in the Allenby Formation of Canada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Plecia pictipennis by Rice (1959).
Penthetria lambei was named by Handlirsch (1910). It is an impression. Its type locality is Tulameen river, opposite Vermilion bluff, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine horizon in the Allenby Formation of Canada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Plecia pictipennis by Rice (1959).
Penthetria ovalis was named by Handlirsch (1910). It is an impression. Its type locality is Tulameen river, opposite Vermilion bluff, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine horizon in the Allenby Formation of Canada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Plecia pictipennis by Rice (1959).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1910	Penthetria pictipennis Handlirsch p. 106 figs. 9-11
1910	Penthetria separanda Handlirsch p. 112 fig. 18
1910	Penthetria lambei Handlirsch p. 116 fig. 23
1910	Penthetria ovalis Handlirsch p. 117 fig. 24
1959	Plecia pictipennis Rice p. 15 figs. Pl III figs 2, 5, 8; Pl IV figs 4, 6; Fig 7 Nos. 1-11; Fig 8 Nos. 1-4

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta

Rank	Name	Author
order	Diptera
—	Neodiptera	Michelsen 1994
infraorder	Bibionomorpha
superfamily	Bibionoidea
family	Bibionidae
subfamily	Pleciinae	Duda 1930
genus	Plecia	Wiedemann 1823
species	pictipennis	()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Plecia pictipennis Handlirsch 1910

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Invalid names: Penthetria lambei Handlirsch 1910 [synonym], Penthetria ovalis Handlirsch 1910 [synonym], Penthetria separanda Handlirsch 1910 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	Canada (British Columbia)	Penthetria pictipennis (119863 119896) Penthetria pictipennis, Penthetria separanda, Penthetria lambei, Penthetria ovalis (type locality: 119864) Plecia pictipennis (120934 120940 120943 120991 121009)